October 6 – “Lifting her spirits”

I went to water exercise yesterday.  Chris did not.  In fact, she emphatically did not.  She was awake in plenty of time, so that wasn’t it.  Oh, no.  It was just that she was positive the water would be too cold.  For her tastes … she was probably not too far from wrong, anyway.  A bit cool, but not anything like the last time she went.  She still got her exercise in, though.  She walked a couple of miles while I was gone. 

 

We had an appointment with our finance guy.  We had some questions about our retirement stuff.  We got some good info that actually helped me relax a little about our future prospects.  We just need to make a minor change after I actually retire that will hopefully provide what we need monthly.

 

Last night we took Jachin to his baseball game in Houston.  He played left field and did some pitching.  The game had several highlights.  Jachin’s squad nearly turned a triple play in the first inning.  If the shortstop had made a decent throw to first it would have happened.  They also executed a beautiful, perfectly executed suicide squeeze bunt to score a run.  Oh, and the game-ending pick off at second by the catcher that led to a wild pickle play out was pretty good, too.  And the official final score was 3-2 in favor of the good guys.  Best part about the game, though?  Christina was watching the video feed on the team’s phone app.  That, and several people asked us for updates on Kel and Christina.  The coach even came over to tell me that the team prayed for them in the huddle.

 

So Christina.  She is still in ICU, but she seems to be getting some better.  Well enough, as I said to watch the game.  She is also well enough to get a little perturbed that they never can seem to find a vein to draw blood.  That’s my girl.  Kel sent up some things she asked for by way of her nurse aunt.  He managed to sneak into the care package a few messages from Noa and Ezra to Mom.  I have a hunch that will lift her spirits a bit.  Still no word on when she may be moved to a regular room or get released.  Someone set up a meal train for the guys at home.  I think anyone can get in on that action by checking out the website here: https://mealtrain.com/3dqe8y.  Let me know if that works.  I’m not too good at those sorts of tech-y things.

 

Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”

 

Father, thank you that Christina is feeling up to checking in on Jachin’s game.  Thank you for the expressions of concern at the game.  And thanks for inspiring folks to set up that meal train thing.  Amen.